Six (6) persons, including a Pastor from Adaboya, a agriculture association in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region, accept been adjourned into badge aegis by the Bongo District Cloister for accusing a 61-year-old woman of actuality a witch, disturbing her, and subjecting her to a balloon by ordeal.

The six are Edmund Anamboi Aduko (a Lecturer), Aduko Isaac Asaa (a teacher), and Pastor Ayaka Calvin, who are apparent as the above masterminds of the act. The blow are Pastor Akayeti George, Yakubu Zachariah, and Agana Pius.

The six were adjourned into badge aegis on counts of abhorrent conduct, adverse to area 207 of the Criminal and Added Offences Act of Ghana, Act 1960 (Act 29), which is after allowable authority, uttering calumniating words to wit "you are a witch, you gave abracadabra to some accurate children" to the acrimony of Ayidana Abotisei with absorbed to abet her; and calculation two, balloon by ordeal, which is adverse to Area 315 (A) of the Criminal Offences Act of Ghana Act 29 (1960)," according to a address by Bolgatanga-based Dreamz FM.

Details of the case

According to the Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Victor Quarshie, the accused persons, who are association of Adaboya, a association in the Bongo District, had accused the victim, 61-year-old Ayidana Abotisei, of actuality a witch and allegedly "sitting" on their progress.

So on August 1, 2024, at about 10:00 am, they allegedly stormed the abode of the 61-year-old lady, "took her out of the abode and offensively paraded her about the Adaboya Community" accusing her of witchcraft.

Afterwards, she was taken to a soothsayer, area she was subjected to a balloon by ordeal, banishment her to accept to actuality a witch.

But back she was taken to the Chief's house, her son, a Physician, promptly appear the case to the Bongo police, arch to the arrest of the suspects and allegation afore the Bongo District Court, area they were denied bond and placed in badge aegis until August 15, 2024, back they will reappear in court.

Meanwhile, six added suspects who took allotment in the agitation of the declared witch are on the run.